Vargas

Reading Logs

Good Afternoon,

 We are starting our monthly reading logs. Students should be reading everyday for at least 20 minutes. Please write down all book or magazine down on the reading log. We will start the reading log in October. Please let me know if you have any questions.

 

Mrs. Vargas

Chick-Fl-A Night

The weather should be amazing for our last Chick- Fil- A Spirit Night

Tonight- Tuesday 5:00- 7:30

 

Please join us at the Woodlawn Chick Fil A

Our theme is farewell to fifth!

Free ice cream to everyone who comes!

 

The class with the highest percentage will get lunch on the stage!

"Supply Lists for 2012-2013."

This year there is an important change to the supply pre-order process.   Parents may order school supply packs directly from the supplier, Educational Products Incorporated (“EPI”), and all pre-ordered supplies will be delivered to students’ homes the week before school starts. The supply packs will contain items requested by teachers and will offer bulk pricing.

Rising fifth graders, however, will NOT have the option to purchase a pre-packaged supply pack from EPI.  Rising fifth graders will receive a copy of their school supply list with their final 2011-12 report card at the beginning of the summer.

How can you order supplies for rising Kindergarten - 4th Grade Sope Creek Students?

Before June 15, 2012, go to www.epipacks.com

Enter school code SOP001

Follow the directions on the site to find the appropriate grade level supply list Keep your online confirmation as your receipt

Supplies will be delivered to your home during the week of August 6, 2012. Please bring UNOPENED school packs to Meet & Greet on August 9, 2012. If you have any questions about this process please contact Sara O’Dea at odeas@mac.com.

If you choose to purchase supplies at local stores or miss the EPI deadline, please view a copy of each grade level's supply lists:  Download Supply 2012 - 2013 Sope Creek Supply Lists

Stop Hunger Now!

The Sope Creek Service Council is on a mission to raise $7,500 dollars to support the Stop Hunger Now Organization.

Stop Hunger Now is an international hunger relief organization that coordinates the distribution of food and other life-saving aid around the world.
Please visit  www.stophungernow.org  to learn more about this amazing organization we have partnered with.

Once we reach our goal each student at Sope Creek  will have the opportunity to create a meal and package it for shipping.
As you may recall,  we also partnered with this organization last year and the students and teachers had nothing but wonderful things to say about the experience.
Last year the students at Sope Creek packaged over 20,000 meal packages enough to feed 120,000 servings!!

Action :
We are asking students to look under their beds, in their cars, and perhaps do some extra chores to earn money to place in their classrooms collection container. On Monday the money will be collected and given to the Stop Hunger Now Organization.  If you would like to donate you can also help by making a check out directly to Stop Hunger Now, and have your child drop it off in the collection basket in the front office.

The Service Council would  also like to encourage you to come check out the bagging event that will happen the last week of school in the Sope Creek media center.
Students will be working hard  (while having fun) to make a difference in students lives across the globe!


Thank You!
The Sope Creek Service Council

Book Fair & Summer Reading

Are you ready for summer?  Have you chosen great titles to read while you are on vacation?  Need help with this?  Check out Sope Creek's BOOK FAIR LUAU!  The VIRTUAL FAIR begins May 1st.  Click here to shop and the books will be shipped anywhere you wish!  Even grandparents living in different states can participate in our book fair!!!!

You can purchase books in our school media center from May 7th - 14th.  Stop by, see Ms. Robinson for awesome recommendations, and get ready to READ FOR THE RECORD!

This summer, Sope Creek students will READ FOR THE WORLD RECORD!  By recording minutes read, we are going to work together and see if we can be one of the top 20 schools in the world - in number of minutes read over the summer!  You can read ANYTHING: books, magazines, newspapers, comics, stories online, ANYTHING!  It's easy to log your time...from now until August 31st, log into the Scholastic Website using the username/password given to you by Ms. Robinson.  Help us get our name published in the Scholastic Book of World Records!  Read, read, read!

Fun Run

Get ready to ENERGIZE THE CREEK!  The Sope Creek Fun Run is THIS SATURDAY! It's more than a race:  it'a a chance to qualify for the Peachtree Road Race, a chance to bid on AMAZING baskets at the Silent Auction, many chances to win incredible prizes through RAFFLES, opportunities to meet great sponsors with valuable products, and a morning of fun to support our school.

Would you like to volunteer?  Please sign up for one half hour slot (or more if you can) by hitting our Sign Up Genius.

Important Links:

• Registration 
• Basket Auction
• Raffles
• Guitar Pick Order
• Fun Run Website

The Sope Creek Fun Run & 5K are sponsored by the Sope Creek Elementary School Foundation.  All proceeds benefit students at our school and innovative programs such as STEM, Morning PE Programs, and funding for technology.

Career Day

 

Dear Parents,

Career Day is around the corner, on Wednesday May 16^th. We are still seeking speakers for the day. If you are interested and available that morning, please contact your grade level counselor for further information by Friday, April 13^th!

Jennifer.Frederick@cobbk12.org

Sarajane.Lombardi@cobbk12.org

Claire.Murphy@cobbk12.org

 

Sope Creek Day @ Whole Foods

Support our school and help us raise the money to create a recycling art display that will encourage them to REDUCE, REUSE, & RECYCLE!  5% of all proceeds from the East Cobb Whole Foods will benefit Sope Creek's PTA, so get out and shop!

Chick-fil-A Spirit Night is tomorrow from 5 - 7 pm @ the Chick-fil-A @ Woodlawn Commons

Chick Fil A Spirit Night is tonight!

Woodlawn Commons from 5:00- 7:30

 

Put away the apron and come on over to Chick- Fil -A tonight!  The weather should be amazing and the

Chick Fil A playground should be the East Cobb spot to be tonight!

 

Free Ice Cream with sprinkles will be served by the Sope Creek Staff.

 

Last month 3rd grade Gagos Greyhounds had the highest percentage of participation at Spirit Night and won a musical lunch on the stage with the Administrators. 

 

What class will win this month?

See you tonight!!

Spelling Homework Ideas

Spelling homework/practice

I send this sheet home in my students' homework folders so they can practice their spelling words without getting bored!  They must pick 2 each week and complete the activities. You could use it in centers!

{Click picture for the download}

Then, during the week, we play some spelling games to practice our words.  Here are some of my favorites:

• Sparkle- Students stand in a circle and the teacher tells them a word to spell.  One student starts and says the first letter of the word. Go around in the circle until the last letter is spelled.  The next person says the word and the next person is "sparkle" (basically they are out and the students get to sparkly them down by whispering sparkle and waving them down) and that means they sit and are out (believe me, they don't get that sad).  If a student doesn't know the next letter in the word, he/she is sparkled.  
• Spell check-  Divide the class into 4 groups.  Pick on student from one of the groups to be the "Spell Checker". They go out into the hall and wait.  Then the teacher picks one student from each group to be "Writers". The teacher tells them what word to write and all 4 write it on the board in their best handwriting.  The "Spell Checker" comes back into the classroom and picks the one on the board that is in the best handwriting {and of course spelled correctly} by putting a check mark above it.  Whoever wrote that word that was picked gets a point for their team.  The winner gets to be the "Spell Checker" next.
• Spelling Exercise- While spelling each word, you do an exercise movement!
• Around the world- You know how that works, right? It's like sparkle but no one is out!
• Spelling Karate- It's the same as "Spelling Exercise", but do it with karate moves!
• Hidden words- Hide the spelling words around the room on index cards (I like to use themed clipart like mittens, Christmas trees, snowmen, hearts, etc). Have the students find them and write them down.
• Have you tried my favorite website to practice spelling.....???...

Keep The Creek Healthy

Important News from the Clinic and Administration:

We are starting to see an increase in illness at Sope Creek.  Please review and adhere to the following guidelines:

• Students need to be free from vomiting and diarrhea for 24 hours before returning to school.
• Students need to be fever free (without fever reducing medicine) for 24 hours before returning to school. 
• If your child has a serious cough, particularly if it’s accompanied by breathing difficulties call your MD and keep your child at home. Coughs can spread infection to other students.
• Students with Bacterial Conjunctivitis (pink eye) may return to school 24 hours after antibiotics are begun.  Students with Viral Conjunctivitis may return when eyes are “clear,” no apparent redness and no drainage present or with a written note from your MD. *The cause of the pink eye must be determined by a physician.

The single most effective way to prevent the spread of disease is by good hand washing!

Don't forget that if your child is absent, we need an excuse note.  Simply send in a note stating your child's name, their teacher, and the reason for absence.  Illness is a sufficient reason.  If you would like to download a Sope Creek absence excuse template, you may do so by clicking here. 

Thank you for helping us make sure Sope Creek students, staff, and families stay healthy!